Earlier this week, I read Horace Walpole’s The Castle of Otranto for the first time. Published in 1764, it’s widely ...

I admit to being a coward when it comes to the horror genre. I don’t even watch horror movie previews. But I can’t deny that this time of year, with the longer, colder nights, Halloween lights ...

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Step into a world of gothic mystery and Halloween fun at the Thomas Crane Public Library’s After Hours: Gothic Gala, a 21-and ...

AMERICAN writer Kraus achieved cult status with her 1997 autofictional novel I Love Dick, later screened on TV with Kevin ...